Rabat, Aug. 17 -- My name, skin color, and position do not matter. My beliefs, manners, and purpose do. "I am not who I think I am. I am not who you think I am. I am who I think you think I am," said American sociologist Charles Horton Cooley.

I stand as a citizen of the world every single day and will do so until my last day. I come with you bearing nothing but boundless humanity, compassion, and love in my heart. I am more than willing to understand where you come from, too. I assure you my currency is kindness, and my true allegiance is to honor and respect.

My culture is what "others" me to you, just as your "otherness " is what identifies me different from you. No matter who we are, neither you nor I are here to judge others, for w...